The Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking Countries (Turkic Council) was
founded in Istanbul as a regional cooperation organization, with Nakhchivan
Agreement signed on 3 October 2009 by Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and
the Kyrgyz Republic.

So far, both the Turkic Council and the related organizations, the
Ankara-based TÜRKSOY, the Astana-based Turkic Academy, the Baku-based
Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation and the Turkic Parliamentary
Assembly have contributed to strengthening the unity and solidarity of the
Turkic world, by realizing various projects.

VI. Turkic Council Summit held on 3 September 2018 in Kyrgyzstan with the
participation of H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the President of the Republic
of Turkey, where Hungary was accepted as an observer country, constituted
an important milestone for deepening the cooperation between the member
countries. The endeavors within the Turkic Council will continue in
coordination and solidarity.